Chapter 173: Regarding the handling of the sleeping shock incident! I am good at winning people's hearts!
"My good deed?"
"Advisor Torifu, don't you find it laughable to say such a thing?"
"Also!"
"I want to ask! What exactly did Advisor Torifu intend by instructing the Torifu Clan's Ninja to raid our clan grounds?"
"I don't know what I, Fujiwara Tetsuya, did to offend Advisor Torifu!"
"To make Advisor Torifu want to destroy my Fujiwara, Tanaka, and Uesugi Clan?"
Since the pretense was dropped!
Fujiwara Tetsuya naturally wouldn't give Utatane Koharu any kind of pleasant look!
Even knowing Utatane Koharu was involved in this matter!
But Fujiwara Tetsuya unceremoniously placed this heavy accusation on Utatane Koharu's head!
"What destruction of a clan?!"
"I am unaware of this matter!"
"Fujiwara Tetsuya! Don't speak nonsense!"
Facing the stern-faced Fujiwara Tetsuya!
Utatane Koharu's scalp tingled slightly!
Not because of Fujiwara Tetsuya's chilling gaze!
But because of the accusation Fujiwara Tetsuya hurled at her!
Once the accusation of slaughtering a fellow Shinobi Clan was pinned down!
Whether it was her or the Torifu Clan!
They would become objects of vigilance for other Shinobi Clans!
Their current power, status, and prestige would all be gone forever!
"Fujiwara brat!"
"Koharu is a Hokage Advisor of Konoha!"
"She's not someone you can just casually slander!"
"Watch your tone when you speak!"
Facing the embarrassed Utatane Koharu, Homura Mitokado lightly coughed and stepped in front of Utatane Koharu!
He coldly stared at Fujiwara Tetsuya!
"Brat? Slander? Tone?"
"Advisor Mito, don't you think your words are too laughable?!"
"Everything you see before you now! Can it not prove anything?!"
"Also!"
"Let me give you an additional reminder!"
"Currently, I am not speaking to you in the capacity of a Special Jonin!"
"Right now! I am speaking to you as the clan leader of the Fujiwara, Tanaka, and Uesugi Clan!"
"It is you who should be mindful of respectful language, Advisor Mito!"
Meeting those meaningful gazes!
Fujiwara Tetsuya's heart was filled with rage!
Danzo! Utatane Koharu! Homura Mitokado!
The Konoha Higher-Ups! One after another, they kept jumping out!
If it weren't for the fact that women and children made up the majority of the three clans!
If it weren't for his current lack of strength!
If it weren't for the Second Shinobi World War approaching!
He would have had the impulse to defect from Konoha!
"You…"
Facing Fujiwara Tetsuya's cold gaze!
Homura Mitokado took a deep breath!
He reluctantly lowered his hand!
According to the regulations when Konoha was founded!
The clan leaders of Shinobi Clans residing in Konoha indeed had the right to speak on equal terms with the Konoha Higher-Ups!
However!
A mere ten-year-old brat becoming a Shinobi Clan leader!
It was simply too absurd!
Such a thing could only happen to small, completely declining Shinobi Clans like Fujiwara, Tanaka, and Uesugi!
"Alright! Homura, say less!"
"Tetsuya! You calm down too!"
"The Torifu Clan was indeed in the wrong first in this matter!"
Facing the current situation!
Hiruzen Sarutobi already regretted bringing so many people!
At this moment! Even if he wanted to protect the Torifu Clan!
He couldn't do it!
As the Hokage! At least… in front of most people!
He had to maintain an image of fairness and impartiality!
For the Village! For the Hokage's image!
The bitter fruit sown by the Torifu Clan could only be swallowed, even if it meant breaking their teeth!
"Hokage-sama, please, for the sake of our three clans' ancestors who died in battle, uphold justice for us!"
"Give the Fujiwara, Tanaka, and Uesugi Clan justice!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's meaning!
Fujiwara Tetsuya understood without even guessing!
It was nothing more than mediating, allowing the Torifu Clan to safely withdraw from the vortex of this matter with the smallest possible cost!
But!
Fujiwara Tetsuya understood this, but was unwilling to do so!
He couldn't imagine! If today! He hadn't been in the clan!
What would have awaited Tanaka Jiro, Fujiwara Sachiko, Uzumaki Meika, and the others?
This time! If he didn't knock out a few teeth from the Torifu Clan!
He would never be reconciled!
Seeing Fujiwara Tetsuya's extremely solemn actions!
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a headache!
He also didn't know! Why, during this period!
So many troublesome things kept happening in the Village!
Root! The Torifu Clan!
Not a single one of them gave him peace of mind!
"Hokage-sama, please uphold justice for us!"
After receiving Fujiwara Tetsuya's subtle signal!
Tanaka Jiro and Fujiwara Sachiko, along with the women and children of the three clans, all knelt behind Fujiwara Tetsuya!
For a moment!
Various mournful and indignant sounds!
Continuously echoed in everyone's ears!
Furthermore!
Outside the residence!
Many figures gradually gathered!
Most of them were Villagers and Ninja who had heard the commotion and gathered one after another!
Of course! Among them, there were also many itinerant merchants temporarily staying in Konoha!
In short! At this moment!
Hiruzen Sarutobi had already been put on the spot!
What he had to give was no longer just an explanation to Fujiwara Tetsuya! Nor just an explanation to the three clans!
It also included the entire Village!
"Everyone, rise! I guarantee, in the name of the Konoha Hokage!"
"I will definitely uphold justice for you!"
Hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's low voice!
Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado's hearts sank!
They instinctively wanted to argue for something more!
However!
Hiruzen Sarutobi at this moment clearly had no mood to consider his two old friends!
"The Torifu Clan inexplicably attacked the Fujiwara, Tanaka, and Uesugi clan grounds!"
"This severely violated the Village's regulations!"
"Guards! Take all these people away and deal with them according to the Village's regulations!"
"At the same time! Order the Torifu Clan to repair the damaged houses of the Fujiwara, Tanaka, and Uesugi Clan, and pay ten million ryo in compensation!"
"Complete it within three days!"
"Additionally! Torifu Clan Leader! Hokage Advisor Utatane Koharu's failure to supervise effectively! House arrest for one month!"
"Koharu! During this time, hand over all your duties to Homura!"
"Homura! I will send people to assist you!"
Facing Hiruzen Sarutobi's decision!
Fujiwara Tetsuya did not show too much emotional fluctuation!
However!
The Villagers watching the commotion outside the residence!
After hearing all this, burst into cheers!
Such as: "Hokage-sama is wise," "Hokage-sama is upright and incorruptible"… all sorts of voices were endless!
"Tetsuya! Are you satisfied with my handling?"
After hearing the sounds from outside the residence!
Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression immediately improved significantly!
At least! The matter of the Torifu Clan also allowed him to seize the opportunity to win over a wave of public support!
"Since it is Hokage-sama's decision!"
"Fujiwara Tetsuya is willing to obey!"
"I have no objections!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi left!
Compared to when he first arrived!
When he left!
The scene was even grander!
Countless Villagers and Ninja watching the commotion continuously gathered around Hiruzen Sarutobi!
He walked a full li!
Only then, under Hiruzen Sarutobi's persuasion, did they disperse!
However!
One thing Fujiwara Tetsuya was clear about was this:
Utatane Koharu and the Torifu Clan would absolutely not easily swallow this insult!
In the days to come!
He might need to be even more careful!